Haldenstein GR

Geschichte

Haldenstein is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.HistoryHaldenstein is first mentioned in 1149 as Lanze. In 1370 it was mentioned as Lentz inferior.GeographyHaldenstein has an area, of 18.6km2. Of this area, 25.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Plessur Region. It is located north of Chur and on the left bank of the Rhine River. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Haldenstein (which is an elevation of 572m) and the hamlets of Batänja (formerly: Sewils) (which is at 1400m) and Berg (which is at 1505m). The municipality's boundaries are the Rhine and then up the Calanda mountain from the river to the border with the canton of St. Gallen.DemographicsHaldenstein has a population of., 9.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.8%., the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The age distribution, in Haldenstein is; 116 children or 14.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 47 teenagers or 5.8% are 10 to 14, and 49 teenagers or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 93 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 166 people or 20.5% are 30 to 39, 115 people or 14.2% are 40 to 49, and 108 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 59 people or 7.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 31 people or 3.8% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 8 people or 1.0% who are 90 to 99.